Mandisa Vilakazi biography

Mandisa Vilakazi is a 22-year-old South African actress who is best known for playing Liyana on SABC1’s Uzalo and Tiny on Erased.

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Mandisa Vilakazi best known for playing Liyana on Uzalo SABC1.
Mandisa Vilakazi best known for playing Liyana on Uzalo SABC1.

Full name: Mandisa Vilakazi
Gender: Female
Date of birth: 19 September 1999
Age: 22 years old
Place of birth: Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Nationality: South African
Occupation: Actress
TV Shows: Uzalo, Erase

Early life of Mandisa Vilakazi

Mandisa Vilakazi was born on 19 September 1999 in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu Natal Province in South Africa.

Education of M Vilakazi

She graduated with a National Diploma in Drama and Production from Durban University of Technology in the year 2020.

Acting career of Mandisa Vilakazi

Mandisa Vilakazi with Simphiwe Majozi playing Liyana and Sbu on Sabc 1 Uzalo
Mandisa with Simphiwe Majozi playing Liyana and Sbu on Sabc 1 Uzalo in that respect

Mandisa kick started her career in 2020. She made her television debut appearance on Uzalo playing the role of Liyana in August 2020. Her character was of a young woman who threatens to break up Sbu and Fikile.

In September 2020, Mandisa landed her first starring role in television drama. Which was her second role on television. She was to play the role of Tiny on Moja Love drama Erased. Tiny was a a girl who is raped by a family friend of her adopted family. In December of the same year of 2020 she landed a recurring role of Sonto on etv soap opera Durban Gen. Here she acted alongside Linda Nxumalo, Zulu Boy, Mike Ndlangamandla and other Durban Gen actors.

In September 2021, Mandisa landed her second starring role of Nandi Buthelezi in the SABC1 mini – series Hush Money. The drama revolves around the cover-up of the death of a young medical student after she is killed by a drunken driver with powerful friends.

Filmgraphy

Tv shows- Character

  • Uzalo –  as Liyana
  • Erased – as Tiny
  • Durban Gen – as Sonto
  • Hush Money – Nandi Buthelezi